Tech Meme

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: The California Privacy Protection Agency plans to review manufacturers’ treatment of data collected from vehicles, including locations and images from cameras  —  Modern cars are computers filled with data, with few clear manufacturer policies on what happens to it Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shruti Khairnar / FinTech Futures: Seoul-based Finda, which runs an online loan comparison service, raised a ~$37M Series C from JB Financial and 500 Global; Finda brokered ~$3B in loans in 2022  —  South Korean fintech Finda, which operates a loan comparison platform, has secured $37 million (KRW 47 billion) in Series C funding from JB Financial Group and 500 Global. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Howcroft / Reuters: A German data watchdog says it has been probing Worldcoin since November 2022 due to concerns over the project processing “sensitive data at a very large scale”  —  A German data watchdog has been investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project since late last year due … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: A US judge denies Terraform Labs’ motion to dismiss an SEC lawsuit, saying the SEC made a “plausible claim” that UST and LUNA may have violated securities law  —  Terraform Labs argued that there was no contract in the sale of UST to retail investors. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anissa Gardizy / The Information: Sources: Nvidia has asked some cloud provider startups for their customers’ names; it also ensures some upstart cloud providers get early shipments of new chips  —  Nvidia plays favorites with its newest, much-sought-after chips for artificial intelligence, steering them to small cloud providers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ina Fried / Axios: Internal email: Google is revamping Assistant to focus on using generative AI, starting with the mobile version, and is reorganizing related teams  —  Google plans to overhaul its Assistant to focus on using generative AI technologies similar to those that power ChatGPT and its own Bard chatbot … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: How popular gaming platforms like Minecraft and Roblox are being used to promote Russia’s war narrative, influencing some young and Russian-speaking audiences  —  Propaganda is appearing in Minecraft and other popular games and discussion groups as the Kremlin tries to win over new audiences. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap: Ampere Analysis: ad tiers from Netflix, Disney, and others have collectively crossed 100M users in the US; 90%+ of Hulu subscribers are on its ad-supported tier  —  London-based research firm Ampere Analysis estimates that ad tiers from Netflix, Disney and others have collectively surpassed 100 million users Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Airalo, which offers affordable eSIM roaming packages for travelers, raised a $60M Series B led by e& Capital at a $280M post-money valuation  —  Travel is back on the agenda after a Covid-19 hiatus, and today a mobile startup out of Canada is announcing a healthy round of funding to capitalize on that. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sheila Dang / Reuters: X says Elon Musk will lead product and engineering teams, CEO Linda Yaccarino will lead teams including legal and sales, and both will oversee trust and safety  —  X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, said on Monday that owner Elon Musk will lead the product and engineering teams … Lees verder op Tech Meme